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Belarus vs Madagascar: tax rates compared
Belarus's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Madagascar's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Belarus sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BY | MG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 25% | BY +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 20% | BY +5 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 20% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 30% | Source: Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus — "Aleksandr Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation" · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Madagascar | 25% | Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Belarus higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Belarus higher |
Belarus's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Madagascar's (25% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belarus sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 20% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus (Special Part), Article 122 — consolidated text via pravo.by, linked from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties' official site · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Belarus's VAT rate is identical to Madagascar's — both sit at 20%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Belarus's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.